231:. He worked under Malcolm McNamara, who was Kirk's private secretary. At the time the Leader of the Opposition had no research office, so Willing started a makeshift one with Margaret Hayward that served the entire parliamentary caucus and a personal research system for Kirk. A formal research office was later established in 1971. McNamara was a different personality to Kirk as an academic and active Christian, both traits which Kirk mistrusted. Willing was more working class and the two got along well personally. When McNamara tendered his resignation (which he assumed would not be accepted) Kirk made no hesitation in promoting Willing to replace him.
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Kirk after Labour won the 1972 election (staff for the parliamentary opposition were employed by the
Legislative Department not the Labour Party), Willing planned to transfer to the Department of Trade & Industry. However Kirk made arrangements to have him employed in the office of the Prime Minister. He later shared an office with Hayward at the beehive from 1972 to 1974. He travelled with Kirk on the road when he attended events and conferences, taping speeches and then typing up transcripts of them for publication. This included accompanying Kirk on his overseas trip to Asia and Australia in December 1973 and January 1974. Whilst in
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replaced him as prime minister. Rowling reorganised the prime minister's office staff and did not retain
Willing as personal secretary. For the next month Willing was kept on however to assist Ruth Kirk with her affairs and correspondence. He then shifted to work as a private secretary for
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as well as the city council as an independent candidate. He was unsuccessful in both elections. For standing as an independent against the official Labour ticket he was expelled from the party. In
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